Evangelos Damascos
Evangelos Damaskos ( Greek Ευάγγελος Δαμάσκος ; * / † unknown) was a Greek athlete who was active in the late 19th century. Together with his compatriots Ioannis Theodoropoulos and Vasilios Xydas and the two Americans William Hoyt and Albert Tyler, he formed the field of only five participants in the pole vault at the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896 .
After all three Greeks had mastered the initial height of 2.40 m, Damascos and Theodoropoulos crossed the second height of 2.60 m. At the next height of 2.80 m (at which Hoyt and Tyler only started the competition) the two Greeks failed and then shared third place. Their inferiority to the Americans was clear: Hoyt won with 3.30 m, and Tyler jumped 3.20 m in second place.
Further services by Evangelos Damascos are not documented.
Web links
- Evangelos Damaskos in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Damascus, Evangelos |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 19th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 19th century or 20th century |